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April 18 2021 “He Opened Their Minds”

Scripture: Luke 24: 36–48   In this sermon, Pastor Jeffrey continues the exploration started last week of the idea that the Disciples’ belief in the resurrection took time – – at least four different episodes in the Gospels.  For the Disciples, and for us today, faith comes through repeated exposure to challenging ideas and the sharing…

April 11 2021 “A God of Second Chances”

On the first Sunday after Easter, Pastor Jeffrey looks at the Apostle most like we modern humans: Doubting Thomas.  In accepting Thomas’s doubts and and offering the tangible proof the others didn’t demand, Jesus established the critical idea that faith may come slowly, in steps, and that second chances are always available. Permission to stream…

March 7 “Turning the Tables”

Pastor Jeffrey explores the familiar story of Jesus attacking the money-changers in the Temple. However, he cites the version from John, which places it much earlier in Jesus’ ministry than the other three . . . a moment of “Righteous Anger” that defined much of his ministry. Jeffrey suggests that this same righteous anger .…